Feelings of regret following uncommitted sexual encounters in Canadian university students

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-57

  Fisher, Maryanne L ^a   Worth, Kerry ^b   Garcia, Justin R ^c   Meredith, Tami ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; intoxication; sexual regret; students; uncommitted sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COITUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COITUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859146996     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.619579     Document Type: Article

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